Demonym(s) Vlagtwedder Postcode 9540–9564 Area 170.5 km² | Elevation 8 m (26 ft) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Website www.vlagtwedde.nl Local time Tuesday 6:02 PM Area code 0599 | |
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Bourtange vlagtwedde groningen province netherlands europe
Vlagtwedde ( [ˈvlɑxˌtʋɛdə]) is a municipality in the very southeast of Groningen province in the northeastern Netherlands with seat of local government in the community of Sellingen. It lies on the Dutch border with the German state of Lower Saxony to the east.
Contents
- Bourtange vlagtwedde groningen province netherlands europe
- Map of Vlagtwedde Netherlands
- Geography
- Politics
- Public transport
- International relations
- References
Map of Vlagtwedde, Netherlands
Bourtange vlagtwedde groningen province netherlands europe
Geography
The population centres in the municipality of Vlagtwedde are:
Abeltjeshuis, Bakovensmee, Barnflair, Borgertange, Borgerveld, Bourtange, Burgemeester Beinsdorp, De Bruil, Ellersinghuizen, Hanetange, Harpel, Hasseberg, Hebrecht, 't Heem, Jipsingboermussel, Jipsingboertange, Jipsinghuizen, Lammerweg, Laude, Lauderbeetse, Laudermarke, Lauderzwarteveen, Leemdobben, Maten, Munnekemoer, Over de Dijk, Overdiep, Pallert, Plaggenborg, Poldert, Renneborg, Rhederveld, Rijsdam, Roelage, 't Schot, Sellingen, Sellingerbeetse, Sellingerzwarteveen, Slegge, Stakenborg, Stobben, Ter Apel, Ter Apelkanaal, Ter Borg, Ter Haar, Ter Walslage, Ter Wisch, Veele, Veerste Veldhuis, Vlagtwedde, Vlagtwedder-Barlage, Vlagtwedder-Veldhuis, Weende, Weenderveld, Weite, Wessingtange, Wollingboermarke, Wollinghuizen, Zandberg and Zuidveld.
Because of the large number of official centres, the municipality has five postal codes:
All 60 villages and hamlets in the municipality received their own town sign in 2008.
Politics
The city council of Vlagtwedde has 17 seats. The table below gives political party and seat counts since 1998.
Public transport
Vlagtwedde is served by several bus lines:
International relations
Vlagtwedde is twinned with: